HR-5880 : Still Just a Bill

This bill amends title II (Old Age,Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that a Social Security account number (or a derivative) is not displayed, coded, or embedded on a Medicare card issued to an individual entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) or part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of that Act, and that any other identifier displayed on the card is not identifiable as such an account number.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2016-08-02CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.House committee actions
2016-07-14IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.House floor actions
2016-07-14IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Cedric L. Richmond [D] (LA-2)
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Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Crime prevention
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government information and archives
  • Medicare
  • Department of Health and Human Services

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